The Venezuelan Stays
This weekend premiered his new film "From Prada to Nothing" and it's his birthday today. We hope you enjoy this conversation we had with the actor during his visit to the country
Today January 30, Wilmer Valderrama turns 30 years old and more than a decade have recorded the TV show that catapulted him to fame. Despite having fans in over 70 countries, where viewers laughed with interpretation of Fez, the Venezuelan returned to their land in December and missed the opportunity to learn more about this native who steals hearts in Hollywood.
For him, Caracas is a city favored by the energy it receives every day of Cerro El Avila, Acarigua, his city will always be "home" (though born in Miami, but moved there at age 3 old) and ensures that Barquisimeto be seen "pretty" between the development of their nation.
response to a question of how a Acarigua boy arrived in Los Angeles?, Very friendly and eager to respond, simply says that "it was all thanks to the sacrifice of my family."
Gradually
"My father and mother sold everything they had and we moved to America with the ideal platform for us to create a better education and race. A Los Angeles arrived by car driving from Miami, and any immigrant family, "he says.
was just 6 years old and danced and acted at all school events. He started doing theater and reading scripts and parts therefore, learned English and became enamored of action ... She auditioned for various roles and commercials, until "thank God" one day came the show that made him famous.
That 70's Show was aired in 1998 on FOX and was well positioned on American television for eight years. The role of "Fez", played by Venezuelan became an icon among Latino youth, and yet almost nobody knows, Wilmer told us that almost did not stay in the series since he was a contract to participate in another show , with a salary of $ 10,000 per episode.
A career
Today, the charismatic young man adds to his achievements as an actor appearing in several music videos, to be the voice of the hero Manny Garcia animated series "Handy Manny" on Disney Channel; be remembered for his cruel jokes on "Yo Momma" on MTV, and as he himself says, the latter year has been the most lucrative of his career, having finished a movie with Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and director Spike Lee.
"We've seen it all done. Acting, directing, encouraging ... What is your favorite area?
is very difficult to pick something but I can say I love the creative control. I had the opportunity to produce and direct and I really love. I always like to experiment with a bit of everything in the industry and I've done well with my company in USA, we have several programs on different channels.
-Los Angeles is synonymous with paparazzi ... How do you keep your privacy?
That comes with the job, but to keep your privacy you have a choice: stop going to those places where you know you will be waiting with the cameras. Instead, I go to other restaurants where they serve the same food and have the same music, but no paparazzi. The truth is that very few do not have the ability to have other options (laughs).
- Was it difficult being a Venezuelan in this market? In recent years Venezuela has produced a noise, not its people but for other reasons. But nothing wrong, as I have said is "hey, your president is not crazy?", But otherwise, do not judge us in any way, at the end of the day, we are 52 million Latinos in America and three or four years we will be majority. The entertainment industry will reflect this, and we're seeing.
-heard many things about your visit to Venezuela. What was the reason?
The idea was to go to educate myself on the talent and resources we have here. We want to create a bridge of production, direction and in front of the cameras. I'm going with several ideas, one or two projects we hope to start and create twice the market between Venezuela and the United States. Mix the two cultures, to give the quality and format of the movies of Hollywood to our talent. With what we have done, we hope to have something more concrete for the month of February.
In his tour of the territory, the actor also was soaking in the social field. He told us that, in association with other colleagues, he thinks to get resources to provide aid to victims left by the rains in Venezuela and other homeland, Colombia.
We are confident that when 2010 was an excellent year for Wilmer, 2011 will bring good things twice. Suerte!
* Thanks to Michelle Galli Crossover Agency and the whole team for making it possible WV contact.
Photos courtesy AC / WireImage / Extra
* Thanks to Michelle Galli Crossover Agency and the whole team for making it possible WV contact.
Photos courtesy AC / WireImage / Extra
